limbic system Flashcards
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limbic lobe composed of
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a more primitive portion of the cortex, and it includes the:
- cingulate gyrus,
- retrosplenial gyrus,
- subcallosal gyrus, and
- parahippocampal gyrus
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limbic lobe definition
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- introduced by Broca
- telencephalic structures that circle the foramen of Monro and border diencephalon
- comprised of gray matter
3
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limbic system definition
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- structures that interface between the cortex and the hypothalamus and modulate the motivational and emotional functions initiated by the hypothalamus
- includes all structures that are linked to limbic lobe that project to hypothalamus or its targets
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limbic system function
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- receive cortical input and modulate hypothalamic functions
- control of emotion, motivated behavior, and memory
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observations of limbic system clinically
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- lesion: results in no paralysis or sensory deficits
- seizure/electrical: do no produce clonic movements or sensory perceptions
- excitation: evokes emotional states or memory fragments
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anatomy of hippocampus
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7
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papez circuit
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- controls motivation and emotion
- Start: hippocampus (HPC) interlocking cell layers.
- Output = fornix
- Fornix > mammillary bodies > anterior nucleus of the thalamus via the mammillothalamic tract (MThT)
- fibers > internal capsule to the cingulate
gyrus - Cingulate gyrus > the entorhinal cortex >
hippocampus.
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See slides 12-20 for cross section images and labels
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9
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Henry Molaison
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- removal of hippocampus to prevent spreading of seizures
- symptoms: Severe memory deficit, Loss of memory consolidation, No emotional issues
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declarative memory
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- short term memory consolidated to long term memory
- if you study it will be short term but repetitively it will be consolidated into long term memory
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place cells of hippocampus
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- if you have an issue with short term memory (like HM after removal of hippocampus) you will still have long term memory
- you can still navigate places from long term memory, but won’t be able to use short term memory
12
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role of hippocampus
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- memory consolidation
- spatial navigation
13
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uncus
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- next to the parahippocampal gyrus
- Inside the uncus is the amygdala
- Uncus = hook
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location of amygdala in cross section
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15
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amygdala pathways
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- stria terminalis
- ventral amydalofugal pathway
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major inputs and outputs of amygdala
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- hypothalamus
- brainstem
- hippocampus and entorhinal cortex
- mediodorsal nucleus of thalamus
- anterior cingulate cortex
- prefrontal cortex
- olfactory tract
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role of amygdala
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the integrative center for emotions, emotional behavior, and motivation
18
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Kluver-Bucy syndrome
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- removal of amygdala
symptoms: - Tameness
- loss of fear and other emotional reactions
- hypersexual
- bulimia
- Toral tendencies
- hypermetamorphosis: short attention span
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amygdala can also cause/have:
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- temporal lobe epilepsy
- lesions
20
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temporal lobe epilepsy symptoms
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- aggression
- panic attacks
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lesions of amygdala symptoms
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- placidity
- flatness of affect
- failure to discriminate emotional expressions
- loss of emotional memory processing
